AP Recap

NEW YORK (AP) — Satou Sabally and Alyssa Thomas each scored 15 points to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the New York Liberty 86-60 in Game 2 on Wednesday night, evening the best-of-three playoff series.
The decisive Game 3 will be Friday night in Phoenix.
Sabally was coming off one of the worst shooting games of her career when she was 2 for 17 in Game 1, but said in practice Tuesday that she was confident she’d bounce back. Kahleah Copper and DeWanna Bonner each had 14.
New York had a huge emotional lift before the game with Breanna Stewart able to play <a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" href="https://apnews.com/article/stewart-liberty-playoffs-f3d6a6763f340f31b6eb32f9482cb911" data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA">after spraining the MCL</a> in her left knee in overtime of Game 1 on Sunday. She was in her customary starting spot, but was mostly ineffective with just six points in 20 minutes. The boost from Stewart playing didn’t last long.
After the 75-69 Game 1 loss, Phoenix players felt they missed a lot of shots they normally hit. Those shots were falling on Wednesday night.
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Meesseman had 11 points to lead the Liberty, who only got 32 points out of their starting group.
Phoenix took control of the game in the second quarter behind Sabally and Thomas. The Mercury led 36-30 before going on a 13-0 run to extend the advantage to 19 with just under 3 minutes left in the half.
New York got within 51-37 at the half as Natasha Cloud hit a 3-pointer from the corner with 1.8 seconds left that brought the sellout crowd which included Spike Lee, Tracee Ellis Ross and Sue Bird to its feet.
The Liberty could have been a bit closer, but they struggled from the foul line in the first half. Sabrina Ionescu, who shot 93% from the foul line during the regular season, missed her first four free throws before finally hitting one.
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Game Recap: Phoenix Mercury vs. New York Liberty (First Round, Game 2)

PHOENIX (AP) — Natasha Cloud scored 23 points, Breanna Stewart added 18 before hurting her knee in overtime and the New York Liberty beat the Phoenix Mercury 76-69 on Sunday in Game 1 of their best-of-three first-round playoff series.
New York will advance to the semifinals with a win in Game 2 on Wednesday in New York.
Stewart fell to the the ground and grabbed at her left knee after making a layup with 3:01 to play in overtime. She stayed in the game and missed the free throw, trying to play through the injury. She left the game about a minute later and didn’t return.
New York coach Sandy Brondello had no update on Stewart’s injury after the game. The New York star had a bone bruise in her other knee in late July that forced her to miss about a month of the season.
Kahleah Copper led the Mercury with 15 points and Alyssa Thomas had 14 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. DeWanna Bonner added 12 points.
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Cloud, who played in Phoenix last season, made back-to-back layups to give the Liberty a two-point lead with 4:17 left in the fourth quarter. Copper answered with two free throws and, after a turnover by Sabrina Ionescu, Thomas dropped a no-look pass to Copper for a wide-open layup that gave the Mercury a 65-63 lead with 1:44 remaining.
Stewart then made a tough basket in the lane 13 seconds later that eventually forced overtime.
The Liberty, who averaged 13.8 turnovers in the regular season, finished with 20 turnovers — one shy of their season high — which included 14 after halftime.
The Mercury made 25 of 77 (33%) from the field and shot 23% (6 of 26) from 3-point range.
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Emma Meesseman

2022 (Chicago): 
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<li>Signed a one-year deal with the Chicago Sky in January</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Named to her second WNBA All-Star team in 2022 </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">No. 3 in league 2022 field goal percentage (.571) </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Reached 2,500 career points on 6/21 vs. Las Vegas </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Reached 500 career assists on 5/14 vs. Minnesota </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Reached 250 career steals on 8/5 vs. Washington </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Reached 200 career blocks on 6/3 vs. Atlanta </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">On 6/5 vs. Washington, Meesseman became the first Sky player this season to record at least 10 points, six assists and five steals in a single game </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">On 6/12, Meesseman had 20 points and 11 rebounds to record her first double-double since 8/19/20</li>
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2021: Missed 2021 season to focus on commitment to Belgian national team
2020 (Washington):
Started in 20 games in the shortened 2020 season…Averaged 13.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game…Missed two games due to a shoulder sprain…Recorded her first point-assist double-double of her career on 8/19 vs. Atlanta, finishing with 12 points and 10 assists…Also notched two point-rebound double-doubles…Tallied 16 games with at least 10 points, and had a season-high 24 points against Las Vegas on 8/5…Led the Mystics in scoring four times, rebounds six times and assists six times.
2019 (Washington):
Posted averages of 13.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and a career-high 3.2 assists per game last season while shooting .552 from the field and .422 from three-point range in 23 games (six starts)…Reached double-figures in all but five games for the Mystics…Was second on the team in field goal percentage (55.2%) and points per game (13.1)…Ranked third on the team in three-point percentage (42.2%)…defensive rebounds (3.0), assists (3.2) and blocks (0.7)…Grabbed a season-best 10 rebounds on 9/6 vs. Dallas…Totaled one double-double on the season  (9/6 vs. Dallas)…Missed 11 games during the season to play for the Belgium National Team.
2017 (Washington):
Started in 21 of 23 games played…was third on the team in minutes per game (28.4)…was second on the team in points per game (14.1)…scored 10+ points in 11 games and 20+ points in four games…scored a career high 30 points against Atlanta on 7/30 which also resulted in her only double-double of the season (10 rebounds)…was third on the team in rebounds per game (5.7)…dished out 2.8 assists per game, including a career high seven assists in two games…was first on the team in blocks per game (1.5)…averaged .482 from the field and .870 from the free throw line.
2016 (Washington):
Started in all 34 games for the third consecutive season…second on team in both minutes per game (29.3) and points per game (15.2), career high averages…led team in rebounds per game (5.6)…led team in points in 17 games…led team in rebounds in 11 games…posted five double-doubles this season…scored in double figures in all but four games…scored 10+ points in 23 games and 20+ points in seven games…tied her career high in points with 24 against Los Angeles on 7/10…scored in double figures for 25 consecutive games…averaged .533 shooting from the field.
2015 (Washington):
Was the only player for the second consecutive season to start in all 34 games… ranked second on the team in scoring with 11.6 points per game…first on team in rebounds, averaging 6.3 per game…blocked 1.4 shots per game…posted three double-doubles…shot .556 from the field…posted 17 10+ point games and five 20+ point games, including a career high 24-point performance against Tulsa on 6/19…led team in scoring in 10 games…led team in rebounds in 14 games.
2014 (Washington):
The only Mystics player to start in all 34 games…second on the team and fourth amongst sophomores in scoring, averaging 10.1 points per game…played 27.4 minutes per game, third amongst sophomores…pulled down 6.4 rebounds per game, first on the team and second amongst sophomores…dished out a career high six assists in a victory over the Stars on June 24… collected a career high five steals in a win over the Chicago Sky on June 13…posted her second consecutive double-double of the season in a win over Connecticut on June 27, scoring a career high 22 points and tying her career high with 13 rebounds in back-to-back contests…posted five double-doubles, second amongst sophomores…led team in scoring and in rebounds in eight contests…scored 10+ points in 15 games.
2013 (Washington):
Played in all 34 games for the Mystics this season, starting in one…averaged 14.7 minutes per game…grabbed 3.1 rebounds per game, including a career-high of six boards on three occasions…scored 4.4 points per game…scored in double figures in three games…posted a career high 12 points on two occasions. Selected by the Washington Mystics with the 19th pick in the second round of the 2013 WNBA Draft
Career Honors:
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<li>Named to the 2015 All-Star Team as a reserve</li>
<li>Named to 2022 WNBA All-Star Team</li>
<li>Scored her 1,000th career point against the Atlanta Dream on June 5, 2016</li>
<li>Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played June 6-12, 2016</li>
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Professional:  Has appeared in 202 career  games (150 starts) over seven seasons with Washington…Has career averages of 11.3 points and 5.3 rebounds in 25.6 minutes per game&#8230;Was named to the 2015 All-Star as a re­serve&#8230;Scored her 1,000th career point against the Atlanta Dream on June 5, 2016&#8230;Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played June 6-12, 2016…Was named the 2019 WNBA Finals MVP, becoming the first reserve player in WNBA history to be named Finals MVP.
Personal: Meesseman is a 6-4 center from Belgium. In 2011, she was named FIBA’s Europe Young Women’s Player of the Year.